Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has announced the addition of Vida Homeloans to its MBT Affordability research platform.

Vida is a specialist lender that offers 270 products across residential, buy-to-let (BTL), HMOs, multi-unit blocks, flats above commercial properties and expat investors.

MBT Affordability provides brokers with accurate calculations of how much their clients can borrow from a panel of more than 40 residential and 66 BTL lenders, based on affordability and criteria. Results from all of the lenders will be delivered in under a minute, with no approximations or estimates.

The platform is now set to also include calculations direct from Vida.

“Our data shows that the top lender for affordability is not one of the top 10 lenders in nearly three quarters of cases, so it’s really important for brokers to carry out extensive research to ensure they are able to identify the most suitable solution for their clients,” MBT CEO, Tanya Toumadj, commented.

“The easiest way to do this is to use the technology platform with the most extensive panel in the market and at MBT we are committed to continue to deliver just that. This integration with Vida adds new affordability options for brokers and their clients, and will be particularly useful for customers with low credit scores and complex incomes.”

Vida director of mortgage distribution, Richard Tugwell, added: “This integration with MBT Affordability is an important step for Vida. Unravelling complicated sitations and helping customers often ignored by high street lenders, is an important element of our proposition. MBT provides an invaluable tool for brokers to help them understand which lenders offer the best affordability options for their clients.

“This is particularly useful for customers with complex income as there is a large variance in the loan sizes available to them and specialist lenders, like Vida, can often provide the most suitable solution.”

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